Could mean for u. S. Hopes for mideast peace. Good morning from washington. Its tuesday, february 5th, 2013. This is the daily rundown. Im chuck todd. Lets get to my first reads. President obamas state of the Union Address is just a week from today and the president is flooding the zone. Worried the federal budget could dominate and limit his agenda this year. Hes pushing other issues. Hes talking guns one day, immigration the next. Making sure hes not drawn into a standoff with republicans over the economy which would quickly come to define his second term. Today, he makes the case on immigration to business leaders, including ceos like steve case and Monica Lozano from his now disbanded jobs council and chief executives of cocacola and yahoo . He also meets with labor and progressive leaders. The meetings will focus on how Immigration Reform fits into his broader economic agenda. Homeland security secretary Janet Napolitano on monday brought that message to Border Security operations
If food gets mentioned within the first hour of the show, it appears magically by the last few seconds. What have you learned . Its National Pancake day. Stop. Its not worth it. Seconds. Pat ridge family. Come on, get happy. If its way too early, its morning joe. Now its time for chuck todd the daily rundown. Confidential killing. An nbc news exclusive. A Justice Department memo says the government can kill americans believed to be top al qaeda leaders, even if theres no active plot to attack the United States. This controversial document also has new details on the legal justification behind more drone strikes against al qaeda subjects. Red rover, karl roves new push to score some winners is getting pushback from powerful conservative groups. This morning, a debate between one of roves point men and one of his top critics. And who do you know . And do you know who this guy is . You should. He just might be the most powerful person in israeli politics not named netanyahu right now. Fin
Says, hey, hot chocolate. Then. Ive got to find the right balance in my life. New questions over the sudden retirement of Jason Chaffetzs. And the world according to trump. We are sending an armada, very powerful. As the armada backlash continues in south korea, why the president today is lashing out at canada after praising a strongman in turkey when all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. The president of the United States is historically unpopular. His campaign is under federal investigation for potential collusion with russias interference in the election, and hes failed to get any major legislation through congress. Now with the 100day mark of his presidency fast approaching, its april 29th, a week from saturday, the president is growing increasingly desperate to put something in the win column. The first 100 days is an artificial milestone derided by the Obama White House as a hallmark holiday and observed primarily by the media. That means its likely
Obstruction of justice. How america learns about this major scandal as the white house shrinks from public scrutiny. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. This president tells so many lies so oven that news organizations are now employing entire teams of Fact Checkers to document them for posterity. And because it is so hard to get the simple and most basic truth from the administration, much of what we now know only came to light in spite of the white house. Take for instance the saga of Michael Flynn. The first inkling there was something sketchy about the trump Foreign Policy adviser and his relationship with russia came a year ago through Republican National convention when yahoo news chief investigative correspondent pressed flynn on a trip he took to moscow for the 10th anniversary of r. T. Were you paid for that event . You would have to ask the folks i went over there to no, im asking you. You would know if you were paid . Yeah, i went over there
Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. This president tells so many lies so oven that news organizations are now employing entire teams of Fact Checkers to document them for posterity. And because it is so hard to get the simple and most basic truth from the administration, much of what we now know only came to light in spite of the white house. Take for instance the saga of Michael Flynn. The first inkling there was something sketchy about the trump Foreign Policy adviser and his relationship with russia came a year ago through Republican National convention when yahoo news chief investigative correspondent pressed flynn on a trip he took to moscow for the 10th anniversary of r. T. Were you paid for that event . You would have to ask the folks i went over there to no, im asking you. You would know if you were paid . Yeah, i went over there as a speaking event. It was a speaking event. Then one week before the inauguration, the Washington Post reported the very same day president